CONCLUDED

Haru Basho
2000

Edion Arena Osaka · 12-26 Mar · Osaka

Each rank has an East (higher) and West (lower) side, so “M7e” means Maegashira 7 East.

· lower divisions
‹Day 10›
Playoff

Tied at 13–2, Tochinohana won the 3-way playoff against Kotomitsuki and Sentoryu to take the yūshō.

· as of Day 10
26 rikishi
2nd Division - Professional Division
15 bouts per basho - salaried
Name
1
2
Tochinohana
· Kasugano-beya · IwateIwate
3
Sentoryu
· Tomozuna-beya · U.S.A.
4
Kinkaiyama
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
5
Takamisakari
· Azumazeki-beya · AomoriAomori
6
Daishi
· Oshiogawa-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
7
Jumonji
· Michinoku-beya · AomoriAomori
8
Tamarikido
· Kataonami-beya · TokyoTokyo
9
Otsukasa
· Irumagawa-beya · HyogoHyogo
10
Tomonohana
· Tatsunami-beya · KumamotoKumamoto
11
Aminishiki
· Isegahama-beya · AomoriAomori
12
13
Akinoshu
· Izutsu-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
14
Kitakachidoki
· Isenoumi-beya · HokkaidoHokkaido
15
Mitoizumi
· Takasago-beya · IbarakiIbaraki
16
Wakakosho
· Matsugane-beya · HyogoHyogo
17
Wakanojo
· Magaki-beya · OkinawaOkinawa
18
Kitazakura
· Kitanoumi-beya · HiroshimaHiroshima
19
Ohinode
· Tatsunami-beya · HyogoHyogo
20
Hoshitango
· Michinoku-beya · 🇦🇷Argentina
21
Dewataira
· Dewanoumi-beya · TokyoTokyo
22
Dewaarashi
· Dewanoumi-beya · NagasakiNagasaki
23
Ganyu
· Kitanoumi-beya · HyogoHyogo
24
Kobo
· Miyagino-beya · KagoshimaKagoshima
25
Susanoumi
· Kitanoumi-beya · AichiAichi
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Gojoro
· Magaki-beya · MiyagiMiyagi
The venue
Hosts Haru
Osaka
Edion Arena Osakaエディオンアリーナ大阪
Ōsaka-fu · capacity 8,000
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Osaka has its own working-class identity distinct from Tokyo's - irreverent, food-obsessed, proud of its dialect. The Edion Arena (officially Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) sits between Namba and Tennōji in the Naniwa ward, well-placed for visitors planning to eat their way through Dōtonbori afterward.

Near the arena
Local specialties
  • Takoyaki↗たこ焼き - Battered octopus balls - the unofficial Osaka snack.
  • Okonomiyaki↗お好み焼き - Savoury cabbage-and-batter pancake, cooked on a teppan in front of you.
  • Kushikatsu↗串カツ - Skewered, breaded, deep-fried anything. Communal dipping sauce - no double-dipping.
  • Kitsune udon↗きつねうどん - Sweet fried tofu over noodles - an Osaka invention.
Getting there: 5-minute walk from Namba Station (multiple lines converge there).